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How Recommendations Stay Fresh
News is only valuable while it is current. Learn how Headlinne keeps your feed fresh, why recency is weighted heavily, and how stale stories are kept out.
By Headlinne Editorial Team · Updated on
Freshness is non-negotiable for news
Relevance alone is not enough for news—a perfectly on-topic article from three weeks ago is usually worthless. Freshness is a core requirement, so Headlinne weights recency heavily alongside relevance when deciding what to show.
The feed is designed to keep pace with a world that changes by the hour.
How freshness is enforced
Headlinne keeps the feed current through:
- Recency scoring—newer stories are boosted, and the boost decays with age
- A 48-hour feed lifecycle—articles age out so the feed does not stagnate
- Continuous ingestion—new stories enter the pool constantly
- Re-ranking—breaking news is promoted as its importance spikes
- Exploration—fresh topics are introduced, not just fresh articles
The recency curve
Rather than a hard cutoff, Headlinne applies a decaying recency score: an article's freshness value falls off smoothly as it ages over the 48-hour window. A story a few hours old carries a strong freshness boost; one approaching two days old carries little.
This smooth decay balances "brand new" against "still relevant," so genuinely important recent stories are not instantly buried by anything newer.
Fresh and relevant together
The art is combining freshness with personal relevance so you get stories that are both new and yours. Headlinne scores every candidate on both, so a fresh story in your interests rises, while a fresh story you do not care about does not crowd out your feed.
It is why your feed feels current and personal at once, and why articles naturally cycle out as they age. See why articles expire after 48 hours for the lifecycle detail.
Key takeaways
- ✓For news, freshness is a core requirement, not a bonus—Headlinne weights recency heavily.
- âś“A decaying recency score plus a 48-hour lifecycle keep the feed current.
- âś“Every story is scored on both freshness and relevance, so your feed is new and yours.
Frequently asked questions
Why did a story I wanted to revisit disappear?
Articles age out of the feed after about 48 hours to keep it fresh. You can still reach saved articles or find it again via AI Search, which can retrieve older coverage.
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